CNN The Situation Room November 26, 2013 22:35:00
At that board, telling a newspaper quote, i feel like they are responsible. members of that board didn't return our calls or e-mail. >> if we don't want people to get treatment, we created a great scenario to do that. >> reporter: treatment advocate doris fuller says cuts in psychiatric care have been happening for decades. when states close mental hospitals because of neglect and abuse, she says, they didn't build adequate replacements. >> today, we have about 450,000 people with mental illness living in jails and prisons. >> reporter: why did the united states just cut resources for the ment...
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